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As the new financial year gears up to strike the 2017 calendar, expectations from the upcoming Union Budget of 2017-18 are rising high. In his third Union Budget of 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Government of India, had opened his goodie bag rolling out many schemes and policies to further equip the healthcare sector of the country. With specific focus on improving the livelihood of India’s soul, its rural population, the Union Budget 2016-17 seems to be aimed at putting more money in the hands of the citizens. However, this time the healthcare bodies will be keeping a close eye on the upcoming budget as they are expecting the Finance Minister to address the other key issues such as rolling out ‘Digital Card’ that will connect the people with various schemes

Ireland Provides an Easy Market Into Europe

Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMt) is developer and manufacturer of minimal-ly invasive coronary stent systems in India and supplies to around 60 countries in Europe, Asia, MENA and Latin America. the company has received numerous awards for its breakthrough innovations and quality, that have led to thinner and more flexible DES (drug-eluting stents) with good long term clinical results.SMT is establishing its European headquarters, including Research, Development and Innovation centre in Ireland. We chat with SMt’s Western European Head, Gaurav Goel, to know more about it.

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Cafeteria Diet - One of the prominent reasons behind stroke in India

In the recently concluded 10th World Stroke Congress 2016 at Hyderabad, jointly organised by World Stroke Organisation (WSO) and Indian Stroke Association & Medtronic Inc., medical practitioners announced the launch of Stroke Roadmap in India. Currently, stroke incidence in India is much higher than western industrialised countries. With a population of 1.2 billion today and growing, India finds itself staring at a stroke epidemic.The officials claim that the newly designed roadmap is intended to guide local healthcare officials and stroke care clinical groups in establishing stroke systems of care and will provide the framework for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of stroke services nationally. In an exclusive interaction with BioSpectrum, Dr Jeyaraj Durai Pandian, Head of Neurology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana elaborates on the subject, and how the Stroke Roadmap might prove a perfect shield to dodge the disease.

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